The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-28 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There has been a general suspension of business in the discount market, awaiting the result of the Bank Court. At the forthcoming meeting of the Electric and International Telegraph Company a dividend of 4 per cent. for the past half-Seer will be recommen dad. .she last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are, in round figures, as under : 1864. 1863. Great Western Nortb. - Western South -W estern Dright M idland . en .. 23,333 22,162 49,390 44,529 So uth Eastern * ** *********** Great N orthe ** 27,944 28,176 35,265 30,803 Iri Incas e anridlYorkshire 43,370 36,250 stol and Exeter .. 7,123 6,992 North-Eastern 69,092 65,050 _Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 10,231 17,133 (}mat Eastern These returns when compared with those of the last year are in most instances of a very satisfac tory character. There is an increase on the Great Western of £1,216; North Western, £9,905 ; South Western, £3,015 ; Brighton, £1,171; Midland, 4:4 . 861 ; Great Northern, £4,457; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, £7,120; Bristol and Exeter, £l3l ; I.l\l"°rth Eastern, £ 3,942; Manchester, She ffi eld, and 44in e° 1 n, .£2,098 ; and Great Eastern, £4,579; Vial the South Eastern show a decrease of £232. Two o c CLootc. ,t Paris, this day, according t o M r . R en t er ' s tet.egram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 05c. to deniand. The directors of the Bank of England, at their meeting to-day, have refrained from making any farther alteration in their terms of discount. The 6 /Pected advance has, consequently, not been realised, and the matter has already assumed a quieter aspect. The pressure for accommodation upon the resources of the establishment was the reason assigned for the anticipated movement; now that 'no additional measure has been found neces sary the market may temporarily become a little easier. Nothing of importance has occurred this morn. lug to revive the languidness of the market for English Stocks. A limited number of sales has occasioned a decline of 1-16 per cent., but this de preciation is perhaps equally due to the small bug. 'lees transacted Consols are 891, 90 for money, and 90 1.16 3.16 for the account. The New Threes and. Reduced Annuities are 89/ v ; the Annuities, 1 885, 14 11-16 ; India 5 per Cents., 104/ 1053; and the Debentures, 98/. In the Foreign Market there is very little ae trvity, and prices are tolerably steady. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 69/ 4 ; do. Consolides, 49/ 60 11 . ; Mexican, 282- /-; do. New, 26 1; Greek, 23a g ; Spanish Passive, 284 d ; Portuguese, 471,- 48 ; and the Confederate Loan, 75/ 76/. In the Railway Share Market a firmer tone has prevailed. Business, however, has been chiefly confined to operations in connection with the set tlement. Great Eastern have improved ss, Lanca shire and Yorkshire, and Great Western, 10s ; Man. Chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln £1; and Metropoli tan, 15s. The Foreign and Colonial lines show little or no change as regards prices. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain dull. Alliance Bank declined to 69, 1 ; Locomotive Cotton Press shares are quoted 1 . 1 prem ; Thames Plate Glass Company's Shares are quoted 1 to 2 prem.; karitime Credit Company, 11 to 21 prem, , BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ° , Pe IzOVER Cent. CoNMENTnsols FUNDS. 891 90 891 r 901 90 ~ Do Account, Aug. 9 891 $ a I . per Cent. Reduced I "je 3 per Cent clew 21 per A Do 6 per Cent., Jan. 1870 ‘lenuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l4 11-16 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 17Iarch. June. 6 die Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent. D o 1,500 2 ti., T .,. _ --• ~..as- -- 1.1 0 " £lOO and £2OO 242 Lank Eagland Stk, 5/ per Ct• Do Account.. A ~, NDIA.N GOVERNMENT SECU RITIES . ndia Stock, 10/ per Cent., April 1874 212 10 Bo Account _ 1041 1 N 5 per Cent. July, 1670 105 k 1) 0 .T, Account _ ' O O 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 _ , Do Certificates _ -",,0 Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent De 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. Do 51 per Cent., May, 1879 — DoDo 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 .. 98; Bonds El,OOO 2O Do nnder £l,OOO ................ • • • • A FOR EIGN FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES . -.l:Lariat). Bonds, 5 per Ce nt Do 1859 ........ — °Erazilian 5 per Cent. ............. — D 4i per Cent., 185 2-58-60 Do 1863 ...... . DBuenos Ayres 6 per Cent o Account - 'hili, Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — C Doan 6 per Cent. ,010M4/ per Cent. bian 6 per Ce vuba, 6 per Cent. .., Do 5 per Cent, 1864 •,,,rpiador New Consolidated, 1 per Cen.t -- EDaniell 3 per Cent., 1825 gyptian 7 per Cent Do, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 231 1 DDo Account . . ......... . o Coupons .......... Guatemala 5 per Cent. . i , Do 1839 and 1859 taaj an 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) Rican 3 per Cent D.,so Account 1 1 ° 6 per Cent, 1864 • 26 ".,.,0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c 6l 8 die '° 6 per Cent. Anglo-French vibitto Scrip, £23 paid 4°°tieh Imprial 5 per Cent D ° _ i' Granada . . ............ 1, n . 1 ,- , - , 0 De erred........ — pe't° Land Warrants (Hectares) plan 41 per Cent 1 ) 2 a per Cent. (Uribarren) .. _ C o di Per Cent., 1862 D0p0,,, Account . _ llgoese 3 per Cent., 1853 I)„.lkceount "" Per C 1856 '7 '9 b o A ent., , • • '6O, 62,'3.. 471 8 / 811,, •'` c eoluit 911 14 1 :, 6 P `Cent., 1822, £ St Drs '2 per ent,lBso 851 1) 0 , 1860 651 b„ ‘! Per Cent 1850 _ V' 0 Per Cent, 1862 N e An 14 S e - 41 pm -arl• . r I P, £4O paid _ li o lall 6 per Cent Nte,,,e9ount Cent tit; 11.ccount 1) 0 A ...ew Deferred 1)0 P a ssive 281 S b ° Ac Deni m. r ,coluit b o A k;ert. of Coup not funded .. 2 6 weda ezount ...... bo 8 -1 . 4 Per Cent pm Illritiee:l44CPaitd 18 1 ,1) 0 A. ,,,, er en . 54 D 0 6 '''°lllit...., 711 0 ,, . Per Cent. 1858 .If `''coant — o 4, 0 , „ 1 0 6 .._.' wind s 1) 0 Zeor Cent. 1862 1.) count 0 4100 1304; ............... 6 , 1 1) r• Do 1863 0 Livara t etie zt , o „r•- eed • 4 per Cent.. ... — Iozn , a per Cont. ' I , ee 'r'ilut .. ._ ))4Per Celit 1869 .. b o o p A e . ° . 4 nt .. . : ......... D ° r ri P 4 ° Pahl .. 81 die / p er ceia, ........... _ ' .................... Bactrian Dividends on the above payable in London fq , 5 per C - Klan. 41 e at-. Ex. 10 Florins. -- nb As Per oat., Ex. 25f... — ut 42 i Per ...................... IN 4Cent. Ex. 12 Guil ........ Italians bar Cent Certificates .......... 99 _ , per Cent. 1861 Ex 25 francs F.' Account ' '. • .. ren al -,,,„ ............ . ........... -- P9r4vi - "" et ttea • 2 pct Cent.... tp,eitiloan Dollar Cent.,o per Ct. Ex. 4s. lat4Bo , 5 per Ex. 2,5 f .. .... Q . THREE O'CLOCK. 'h--41ots iq o 1) 0 A zeY .e. .................... 891 ecount. ................. • • 90 i ................_2_ tiv, 'erpool Cotton Market —This Day, karket firm, Sales probably 7,000 bales. 511AREEliETS—This day. - ~-- ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. Railway.F. Blr., Wol., and Str. Val, Biythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall I 11 9 Of 85 87 124 125 6 7 Do A A gets no dive Do B fill 6pc.pan.has I been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun., Perth,& Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian et 1 GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern.. Do A stock Do B do C;t. S. and W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lnn., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. 6: Sce,th Western Man., Sh.q., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do ; shares.. Metropolitan Midland Do New 35 36 16 17 91 93 110 112 98 49 7} 71 138 140 157 ISS 128 132 90 92 69i. 119 119 69 71 105 FO6 93 44 116} 117 98 99 66 (7 111 112 1371 133 Do Birming. Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 100 all • all all all 100 100 100 I 6. 11. 4 107 100 Do. i shares Ilid Ker t ....•• Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purohast Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New ...... ...„ North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. 11 ' Aber. stock Do Soot, Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpooi Shropshire Union South South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok., an dWok. Stockton tlz Darlington 54 t 5 25 26 107 108 Do _ .••••••• Do New, 1136 C. Taff Yale. Do B. Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall w; Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland—Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 691 81 1181 i 43 21 116 67 6i pai4. Closing Business " Price. I done. 63 64 85 C 6 126 129 1 2 p 79 81 lul /11 125 130 38 40 57 59 25 87 92 Nit 103 105 S 9 374 38} 10i 114 4 Pt P 163 170 6 7 t 3 E p ICO 105 83 30 BItITISII POSSESSIONS. Closing Price. 58 60 - 100/ 101 park p 6 51 74 81 75 80 75 EO 75 80 97 00 94 05 102 104 1011 1021, par 4p l par p 194 201 72 74 61 63 66 68 55 07 48 5! 43 45 28 00 26 28 102 103 par ip 99 101 94 01 11i 10i 89 91 82 81 d fp 984 994 93 95 81 91 58 CO 2 5 82 84 101 f 10 ',} 100 101 pr p 90 11,0 93 95 Hallovs.ye Atlantic & St Lawrene , Bora.,llaroda&.Cent 1 nii Gu. 6 per cent... Do. New . ...... • • Do. E. Shares......—. Budalo and Laxellurou Do. Proleronce .... 13uffalo,Brant,/zGodrith 6 p. at. bds. Aug. 1,187 z Do. do. July 1,187 F Do. do. June 1, 18;-, Clcutta.& S. Eastn. (Lin Cape Town & Dock Scri; Eas tn. Bengal gu. 6 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c., Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. II do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Prof'. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pret. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Pref. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndiaranin.gua.sp.o Do. New gua. 5 p. 0... to. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. at. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 5 . p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i o. c. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras, gear., 5 p. c. Do. 4! p. 0. ?Extension ' De. I.} ...... Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Slortg. Bds. Newßrunswick Canda Class A and B. po let pt bds Do. De1hi......... Do. do .... Do. Pun sub Do. Do. ........ Do. Indus. St. O. OLONIAL GOVERI Chu.(7on. p.c.J a. &J ul) 1877-S1 Do. A p. C. Feb. & Atte% Do.d p. c. Mar. & Sept. Do. t p. c. Jan. &J uly. Do. 5 Jnseribed stock Cape G.llope. 6 p 0,1873 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 Do. 1890 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p c Mauritius 6 per cent Natal Gov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov. 6 p.c..) a.&July Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S. W. G ov. 5 p c., 186 c Du. 5 p. c.,lBti to lat Do. d0.,1888 &upwds New Zealand 6 p cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterlin , ;, 1875 Queensland Gcv. 6 p. c S. Aus G6p.c.1678.& up GoV. ep.c. Ja.&July Da lo °p.c. An.&Oot.. Paid. T SECURITIES. 03 101 100 103 100 103 87 8) 87 8 ) 104 106 107 109 109 111 107 109 111 113 105 107 100 108 9 9 101 97 99 97 98 97i 98i 100 102 103 105 Pi 108 10 111 t id 33 34 575 685 66 68 27} 28i 7 7i 4} 5 6 8 2} 2/ 28 30 / 7i 88 40 3/ 4i 8 10 11 5 d 75 85 li 2 1} 11 31 4} 39 41 455 475 43 30 28 30 /7 38 9 10 15 17 210 220 8711 24 27 29 1i 2 13 15 225 230 19 21 1i 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent.. 113} Great Western, 5 per cent. rd. pref., 1001 11 Gt. Western, South Wales, gua. 5 per cent., 1021 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS: Great Northern, 51 Midland New £5 shares, 3 Ditto, £3, 3 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, , Ditto, 5 per cent., 114 i Shrewsbury and Hereford, 131 FOREIGN RAILWAYS: San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., loi FOREIGN MINER, Cape Copper, Rm., 11 Yudanamotana of S. Australia, lira., 21 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's (lim.), Ditto (L 5), 2, Anglo Austrian, 7 Bank of British Columbia, 11 British and Californian, lim,, 5 East London, lim., 81 European Bank, lim., Imperial Bank (lim.). 3d Imperial Bank of India, aina, and Japan, lim., 7 Of Imperial Ottoman, 17 London and Colonial (lira.), 21 London Joint Stock, 51 London and Northern, lim., 22 London and 11 estminster, Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, lim., I 3& Union of London, 53), 41 4 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lira., 9 • Contract corporation, lira., 4 Credit Fonder or 3lauritius, lira., 4 English and Scottish Marine, lira., 51 Financial Corporation, it Gen. Credit and Finance of London, llm., 63 7 Hudson's Bay, 17 Imperia Mercantile Credit Asso., lira., 9 Joint Stock Discount, lira.. 7f ff M ,dras Irrigation and Canal, 1 Royal Mail Steam, 94 Upper Assam Tea, bra., 4} A DELIGHTFUL STORY TOLD BY CHARLES LAMB ABOUT COLERIDGE (now delightfully told by the Spectator).—Chas. Lamb paid a visit to the philosopher at Highgate, and, as usual, was detained in the garden by an eloquent peroration on some obscure point in metaphysics. To make sure of his friend, Coleridge seized him by the coat button, delivering his grand monologue with closed eyes, legs firmly set, and his head thrown backwards as if addressing the clouds , There seemed no escap i ng th e terrible flow of eloquence, but Charles L am b' s ready wit suggested a means. He quietly took a penknife from his pocket, cut the fatal button, and then made off in great haste to visit another friend at Highgate. Returning the same way, some hours after, he peeped in at Coleridge's gate, and—there stood the great metaphysician, exac tl y as he had kit him, the button between his fingers, and the head thi own up into the sky. The soft flow of his silvery speech was pouring forth as melodiously as ever, without stop and without break, Si non e voro, e beri frOVON. THE YELVERTON MAIRIAGE CASE, JUDGMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS DAY). YELVERTON V. YELVERTON (OR LONG-WORTH). This morning their lordships assembled to deliver judg ment in the long litigated case of Yelverton v. Yelverton (or Longworth). It was an appeal against the decision of the Courts below that the marriage of the Hon. Major Yelverton with Miss Teresa Longworth was a valid one, The case was so regularly reported in this journal during its progress that no abstract of the proceedings is necessary. There were present this morning the Lord Chancellor, Lord Kingsdown, Lord Wensleydale, and Lord Chelms • tord. Lord Brougham was absent. Mr Rolt, Q.C., the Lord Advocate, the Attorney-General, Sir H. Cairns, Q.C., Mr Whiteside, Q.C., and the other counsel in the case, were present. The Lord Chancellor first delivered his judgment, Ile said that on this painful case he desired to make no obser- 1 vation which was not absolutely necessary to define the legs position of the parties to the suit. The respondent sought in the court below to establish the fact of a marriage be tween herself and the appellant, first, on the ground of a mutual promise made when in Scotland, and, secondly, on the alternative of the evidence not being sufficient to prove an immediate contract; the respondent pleaded that there was a performance of marriage followed by cohabitation on the faith of that promise. The respondent affirmed on the record that a i cligious ceremony took place between the parties in Ireland which amounted to a marriage if there had been none before, but she was content in the Court be low to say that this ceremony did not constitute a valid marriage, and having submitted so far it was not compe tent for her to take a different view of the case in thai, Court of Appeal. He should therefore give no opinion of what passed between the parties in Ireland, or whether that was sufficient to constitute marriage, it being plain that that point had been withdrawn. The case of the respondent is reduced to the two proposi tions, the first being that there was an immediate present contract of marriage by the exchange of mutual consent made at Edinburgh, on the 20th April, 1857. As to the nature of the consent which io to constitute marriage, I accept the observations of the Lord President, that it must be given mutually with a view and for the yurpose of creat ing henceforth the relations of husband and wife. It is not necessary that the contract made should be followed by cohabitation. With respect to the evidence which shall be sufficient to prove that a marriage was so constituted great latitude is allowed by the law of Scotland. But I cannot agree with the Lord President in what seems to have been his opinion that if the respondent fail to substantiate an exchange of present consent at the particular time and place which are assigned, the Court is not warranted in declaring that a marriage was contracted between the parties. In my judgment, when the marriage is pleaded as having been contracted by parties in Scotland by means of an interchange of duller* consent, it is not necessary to prove the particular place in Scotland, or the exact date when and where such consent was exchanged. The case of the respondent is that on Sunday, April 27, 1857, at a house in Scotland, a form of marriage was gone through, the form being the reading aloud by the appellant from the Prayer-book of the marriage service used by the Church of England. The Lord President insists that persons in a humble sphere of life, when contracting marriage in such a manner, seek to pre serve evidence of it by interchange of writings or by the presence and confirmation of witnesses. The respondent's case rests upon her statement, because it is neither said nor proved by the respondent that there was any writing inter changed or that there was any person present at this alleged interchange of consent. It is true that this admission has very much weakened the respondent's power and means of proving her case. But the omission itself is entirely in accordance with the truth and con sistency of that case. Hot case is, and it is proved by various parts of tha correspondence, that the marriage took place between herself and the appellant, was to be kept secret, and not even answered in their mutuallettors for fear of question, a caution which seems to have been observed until 1853, when we find the appellant for the first time writing to the respondent as "Madame Yelverton." But this occurs in the subsequent correspondence, and is a re- markable confirmation of the respondent's statement that some engagement or promise relative to marriage took place upon the 13th of April. In a letter written on the 12th of July, ths respondent reminds the appellant that his right, to call her his own commenced exactly three months ago, namely, on the 12th of April. Her words are, "My ears ache to hear the mit; though I am convinced you might say it with perfect truth now and for exactly three months past," I regard this letter of the 12th July as a full proof of the truth of the respondent's chief allegation, namely, that there had been a marriage by mutual consent entered into at Edinburgh on the 12th April, 1857, but that there had not been cohabitation in consequence of the refusal of the respondent to consent to cohabitation until a religious ceremonyhadbeen performed. The appellant indeed affirmed that there was sexual intercourse between himself and the respondent before in Edinburgh, 's7—an allegation which the judges in the court below refuse to give credence to, and contains to me a strong proof of the truth and honour of the respondent that she has denied that which the appellant affirms, for it was plainly her interest in one view or the case to have admitted that cohabitation did take place before she left Scotland in April, 1857, inasmuch as it appears to me, and such I infer from his judgment would have been the opinion of the Lord President, that there would then have been no difficulty in arriving at the conclusion upon the evidence of the appellant subsequent that there had been a promise to marry given in Scotland, on the faith of which cohabitation, also, in Scotland had taken place be tween the parties. But before proceeding further respect ing the evidence, it is necessary to advert to the arguments so much pressed on the part of the appellant that it is in the highest degree improbable that any matrimonial con- nection would be followed between the respondent and the appellant, inasmuch as there is evidence from the corre spondence which took place between himself and the respon dent for three or four years previous to the respondent's arrival in Edinburgh, that the respondent had made the most indelicate advances to the appellant and was willing to be his mistress without a promise or ceremony of mar riage. Many hours were spent by the appellant's counsel in the attempt to give this colour to the correspondence. I abstain from making any other observation upon this most laboured part of the appellant's contention, than that it is in lily deliberate judgment most unwarranted and unjust. An amatory character is first given to the correspondence by the appellant. He addresses her as dear Teresa. When the lady proposes that the correspondence should terminate the appellant insists that it should be continued. The noble and learned lord here read several extracts from the corre spondence to show that the respondent's view of the posi tion was other than that alleged by the appellant in the part of his counsel's argument. He proceeded thereupon to say --I concur with the judgment of Lord Curriehill that it was at the request or from the encouragement of the appellant that the respondent came to Edinburgh in Feb., 1857; that there had not then been any promise to marry, but that there had been pending for years an honourable courtship. There- fore in my judgment there is nothing in the case to render it impossible ; but, on the contrary, much to render possible the allegation of a secret marriage having taken place, or at all events that the promise to marry had been mutually given. I return to the inquiry whether the respondent has given sufficient legal evidence of the marriage in Scotland by the exchange of present consent. The version of the appellant is that an illicit intercourse took place shortly after her arrival in Edinburgh in February. The appellant has not even attempted to sustain his charge. It was, as I have already stated, disbelieved by the judges, and it appears to me to be wholly unjustified. The evidenc3 showed that the appellant was a constant visitor in the house where the respondent resided, and he was regarded by the persons who lived there as the respondent's accepted suitor. Evidence of a marriage must, therefore, be looked for subsequent to this, and must, if it exists, be found in the subsequent acts and correspondence between the time the respondent was in Edinburgh about the 15th or 16th of April, 1857, and her joining the appellant in the month following. In considering these letters it is most important to bear in mind the fact of which I am fully convinced in common with the judges of the Court below, namely, that no sexual intercourse had taken place between the appellant and the respondent during the residence of the respondent in Edinburgh. She left E iinburgh to avoid the importunities of the appellant to acc3de - to a consummation of the marriage. She appears to have been resolved that this should not take place until they had gone through come religious ceremony in a Roman Catholic place of worship, which was to be satin • factory to her conscience. This, With the fact, that there had hitherto been no consummation appear to me to in- terpret the whole of the subsequent correspondence up to the time of their meetitg in Ireland in accordance - With the version of the respondent, it is difficult rightly to draw conclusions from the correspondence subsequent to this, because many letters have been destroyed or at least have not been produced ; and also the letters being expressed in general terms, it is difficult to say that particular expressions indicate more than a solemn engage , rnent or a promise to marry. In reference to the letter written by the appellant on the subject of the respondent's supposed marriage with Mr. Shears, the noble lord said I consider the words indicate that a promise had been given in relation to marriage, and that it must have been either a promise of marriage or else a promise to meet the wishes of the respondent by consenting to a re ligious ceremony in a Roman Catholic place of worship. It is argued by the appellant that the answer to this letter is not such as would have been written by the respondent if there had been a marriage. I cannot concur in that re mark. Remembering that the respondent had refused co habitation, that in'the language of one of her letters she was shrinking from the end she yearns for, it may well be thought she did not know or believe that what had passed was in law a binding final marriage. The same thing has occurred in several important cases. From the subsequent acts of the parties Ihave drawn this conclusion that the respondent after a struggle consented to cohabit with the appellant as his wife and to meet him in Ireland for that purpose, depending upon the promise of the appellant that the religious cere mony should be had in a Roman Catholic chapel. In con firmation of this I may refer to the fact that the appellant purchased a wedding ring at Dublin when on his way to meet her. This brings us to the most important part of the case—namely, as to what was said and done at Rostrevor,in Ireland. I cannot give credit to the respondent when she affirms that no intercourse took place between them pre viously to this, because, I think, the result of the evidence is that immediately on their meeting at Rostrevor they cohabited as man and wife. In my judgment the ceremony should be bad in a Roman Catholic chapel. In confirma tion of this I may refer to the fact that the appellant pur - chased a wedding ring at Dublin when on his way to meet bringsher. This to whatus:ad done at Rostrevor, in t as important part of the case to —namely, wasthe most Ireland. I cannot give credit to the respon d ent w h en she affirms that no intercourse took place between them previ ously to this, because, I think; the result of the evidence is that immediately on their meeting at Rostrevor they co• habited as man and wife. In my judgment the respondent, instead of denying the fact, had a right to say y she had con sented to their cohabitation on the faith of the contract in promise of marriage that took place in Edinburgh, and of the appellant's assurance that he would no longer object to a cere mony in the Roman Catholic place of worship. On the in quiry whether the respondent in cohabiting with the appel lant relied on the Scotch contract or promise or on the Irish ceremony, the respondent is entitled to the effect of this fact, that she stated to the bishop what had passed between her and the appellant in Scotland, and was told by the bishop that this was a valid marriage in the sight of the Catholic Church, and he saw no advantage in any other marriage ceremony. But on being pressed by the lady, the bishop consented that a religious ceremony should be gone through, considering it would be a renewal of the marriage consul The evidence of Mr Mooney corroborates this. At this point the noble and learned lord condemned the practices of the priest Mooney in sending a copy of a supposed entry on the registry of marriages, and for this reason unless he were corroborated no dependence could be placed upon his evi dence. In the caso referred to, the bishop and ho confirmed each other, The marriage had been contracted, and to satisfy the lady's conscience the ceremony was proceeded with. After this they lived openly as husband and wife. The various acknowledgments of the appellant that the respon dent was his wife are carefully enumerated by Lord Curriehill in his judgment. In reference to the argument of the appellant that both parties knew them to be necessary only to have an illicit intercourse, the answer seems to be furnished by some of Major Yelverton's letters, and it is a significant fact that the appellant has not pro duced a single letter of the respondent's addressed to him since the ceremony at Rostrevor in Ireland. The noble and learned lord was proceeding to give the opinion of an absent peer, supposed to be Lord Brougham, who had desired him to state that efter a voluminous examination he was satisfied that there had been in Scotland that exchange of consent which constituted marriage. Lord Chelmsford objected to any reference to the opinion of the noble and learned lord who was then absent. The Lord Chancellor said he was not aware that he was taking an unusual course. The noble and learned lord, to whose opinion he had referred, had heard the whole of the arguments, and it was in consequence of his noble and learned friend being compelled to leave the house that had led him to do so. Tho noble and learned lord then resumed his judgment, and was of opinion that the consent to cohabit in Ireland, and the respondent relied upon what had taken place in Scotland, although it was to be followed by a reli gious ceremony. He believed that the Roman Catholic ceremony was a legal solemnisation of marriage, and that there was and is a legal marriage between the appellant and respondent, and that they are now legally man and wife. Lord Wensleydale, who spoke in sao low a tone of voice as to be scarcely audible in the gallery, was understood to say that, in order to decide whether there had been a legal marriage, they must enquire what was neces sary to constitute a marriage in Scotland. He thought it was clear that there was no marriage in Scotland either per verba de presenti or in futuro. The noble and learned lord then examined at some length the evidence, and considered that the evidence of Mr Mooney was quite insufficient to prove that Major Yelverton acknowledged it, and that W as the only evidence of an acknowledgment onhispart.T:an Scotland,wasere an evidence he was a of clearly marriage anywhere, especially of opinion that the pr opos i tions of the respondent no d had not been maintained. lie did not consider that there had been any promise of marriage, although there wore many ambiguous statements. were, however, too ambiguous to be construed into a promise of marriage. He was of opinion that the decision of the court below ought to be reversed. Lord Chelmsford next delivered his judgment. The onus of proofs he said was upon the respondent. The whole of the voluminous evidence had been thrown loosely before their lordships in order apparently th at they might extract from it a marriage on eith er one of th e grounds alleged b y It appeared to hi m that there had been a ma ter i mported into the inquiry. to occupy the time of ascertainin g Fg t hreeeraritendsspetoaanlhdecefenpittr.ewl preliminary i hardly n e c e s s a r y their lordships in the position in life of the parents cf the respondent. If the fact was proved, the antecedent probability or improbability was Might be set aside. Neither was it necessary, thought, to inquire into the gerous correspondence these transactions. c o c f h n d o tt ct use,c of and the all respondent prior i o n t a n interviews at Galata and in continuing that p to inquire what wb l t eat w ew a te s he clear e mt a n : et ipv that parties, r tn t i fe h B e t, there enh but appellant pe b e e lw e l a n a nu a tl di d n a n n ente ne corre spondence. The conclusion he drew. from the early corre po the nde C ii r c i e me w a as, in the mind of the respondent that the appellant would marry raisedthat the an her if certain obstacles were removed, and her expectations were no doubt heightened by what took place. Ile believed assurance that up to this time there had been no Promi se of marriage between the parties. The noble and learned lord proceeded to consider th e mo d es in which marriages might be con tracted in Scotland ; Ist, by a mutual promise in presenti ; and 2d, by a written prom i se o f marriage, followed by a copula as a result of the promise. lie then examined the allegations of the respondent, in one or other of these ways she became the wife of the respondent. It was to be ob served that in none of their letters they spoke of each other as husband and wife, indeed, the whole of the correspond ence seemed strongly opposed to any marri age or pro m i se of marriage. It w as no t ne cessary for him to dwell on the remainder of this correspondence, which was not in the usual style of epistolary intercourse between husband and wife. - With regard to the visit to Manchester he believed that Manchester was merely a rendezvous to arrange their continental trip, and that the object of the respondent in visiting the cathedral was merely to clothe their intercourse with the appearance of a religious ceremony, and that she had nothing in view Oi a more binding nature. Returning to the visit to Ireland, the noble lord contended that the respontlaithad taken everystep to baffle and perplex the witnesses in reference to the co habitation, which had a most important bearing on the respondent's case. It showed that the meeting in Ire land was not with a view to the celebration of a marriage, but that the ceremony at Rostrevor was the result of an afterthought between the parties. Ile thought it was abundantly proved that the appellant waa a Protestant within tho meaning of the act of Parliament, for they proved that whenever he attended a place of religious wor ship it was in connection with the Protestant Church. He looked upon Father Mooney's evidence with regard to the declaration of the appellant as to a former marriage with much suspicion; but, assuming its correctness, and th at th e . BRITISH MI. I Uambrian Consul. Gold uhilord Amalgamated Devon G. Cone. (rf avist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ..... East Cara Brea... E. W'lltussel (Tavistk.) Gam.&St.Aunyn(Gwen , Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (lielston, Grenville Elend's-Foot ...... • ilingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant arke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ; New Setun North Downs N. WWI Basset (111o4an, North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blaze) , ) Providence (Uny Lehat.) South Caradon(St.Cleer, S. Carn Brea (Illogan).. 3. Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park famar Silv.& Lead Min fin Croft West Basset (Illogan) W Cr radon (Liskeard) West Soton Wheel Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheel Kitty ((i.Lelant) WhealLudeott ........ Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Teton . . Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) Wheal Union 24 191 21 3.1.0 2.6.9 10.0.7 1} 474 54 10 2.0.8 3.5.8 8 58i 7 3.17 18.18.91 30.17.0 7i all all 100 100 100 100 ICO 100 100 all 100 (100 1 100 1 all I - {NO TRE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1864. ap'pellant referred to a Scotcfi marriage, it could only mean that the ceremony was to satisfy the conscientious scruples of the respondent, and that it would not be regarded as such an acknowledgment as the law required. The noble and learned lord then proceeded to censider whether the latter correspondence oould be fairly applied to any other relation between the parties than that which occurred in Ireland. The respondent contended that after the ceremony at Ros trevor she returned to the appellant and cohabited with him, and that this copula, coupled with the preceding promise in Scotland, constituted marriage. But there was no evidence of a promise in Scotland. A promise in Scotland was moreover merely local, and to prove a mar riage the copula must be distinctly referable to the promise. He thought it was impossible to connect this copula with , any promise of marriage which took place in Edinburgh. He (Lord Chelmsford) had examined, the evidence with the greatest care and anxiety, as well as the arguments of counsel on both sides, knowing that most serious issues were involved. Ho had no wish to favour either party. There was much to regret, much to condemn in the conduct of both, but it was not his duty to adjust the balance between them. All he had to do was to announce his decision judicially, and that was that the respondent had entirely failed to establish her marriage. Lord Kingsdown said the matter had been so fully con sidered that he would occupy the time of their lordships but for a few minutes. The question was not ono of honour or morals, but whether the court below had rightly decided the validity of the marriage. It was clear from the letters of the respondent that sbe had pressed the appellant very warmly for a marriage, but he apparently saw the error of the step he had taken, and had determined not to trust himself to further temptation. The purport of his letters ap peared to be this " If we meet again the result will be your ruin." The Irish marriage did not make them husband and wife. The respondent's own impression seemed to be that the Marriage would make them husband and wife in the eye of God, although it might not in the eye of man, It was urged that the appellant had said to Father Mooney that the marriage was unnecessary as it had all been done before, but that he would do it again in order to satisfy the lady's conscience. These terms were very ambigu ous, and he thought too much reliance ought not to be placed upon them. On the whole, he thought the judgment of the Court below ought to be reversed. The Attorney-General suggested that, in consequence of the views of their lordships, the interlocutory of the Court below should.be reversed, but without prejudice to the respondent, and that the matter be remitted on oath, The Lord Chancellor declined to advise to adopt tha' course. The question was then put that the interlocutory of the Court below be reversed. Contents—Lord Wensleydale, Lord Chelmsford, and Lord Kingsdown. Non-Content—The Lord Chancellor. The motion was then agreed to. The Lord Chancellor then put the question, that the decree should be made in accordanoe with the appeal. Agreed to. Thus this long and celebrated case is finally brought to a close. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MA RLB °ROUGH- S TRE ET. BREAKING OPEN A TILL AT MESSRS. SAVORY AND Bloom's —Henry Camins, orrand-boy in the employ of Messrs. Savory and Moore, chemists, 220, Regent-street, was charged before Mr Knox with breaking open a till and stealing the suns of £8 Bs. 3d., the moneys of his employers. Mr Foster Blades, assistant, in the employ of Messrs. Savory and Moore, said that about half-past 11 on the 13th of July, while sitting in a room at the back of the shop the prisoner asked him whether he should turn off the gas. He told the prisoner to do so. Shortly after the porter made a communication to him, and on going into the shop he found a till, which he had seen safe up to half-past 10, and the key of which he had in his pocket, had been broken open, and some money abstracted, and from a till which had not been locked, some more money had been taken. George South, porter, in the employ of Messrs. Savory and Moore, said that shortly before 12 o'clock, on the night of the 13th of July, hearing the prisoner going down stairs ho called to him, but received no answer. As the prisoner did not again come upstairs, he went down and asked Mr Blades if he had sent the prisoner out. Mr Blades said ho had not, and then went into the shop and found the till had been broken open. On making a further search he (witness) found that the prisoner had left the house by the back docr, two doors which he (witness) had locked at half-past 11 being open. William Richardson, 212 C, said the prisoiNr was given into his custody last night in Carnaby-street, and on telling him that ho was charged with breaking open a till at Messrs Savory and Moore's, he said he knew nothing about it, and that they would not get anything o u t o f hi m . _ _ Mr Blades said ho he ar d . a noise in the shop, but thought it was the prisoner putting down his bed, as he slept there. Mr Joseph Walker, another assistant, gave evidence which showed that £5 Ss 9d had been abstracted from one till (the sum of £9 12s being wrapped in paper in the same till and left untouched), and £1 19s 6d from the other. The prisoner, who made no answer to the charge, was remanded for a week. THAMES. A SAD CAM-Mr Barratt, a vestryman of the Hamlet of Itatcliff, accompanied by the clerk to the vestry, intro duced to the notice of the magistrate, Mr Paget, a poor deaf and dumb woman named Emma Fennel, and said their excuse for speaking on behalf of the woman was that she could not speak for herself. On Saturday last her husband, a journeyman tailor, who was also deaf and dumb, was run down by a fire engine on its way to a fire in Devonport street, ltatcliff, and killed. The poor widow was left with two young children, ono 5± years and the other seven months old, to maintain. The two gentlemen assured the magistrate that the bereaved Ridow was a very respectable and deserving woman, and in great distress. She was un able to bury the remains of her late husband. Mr Paget --Has an inquest been held P Mr Barrett said the inquest was held yesterday morning, and a verdict of accidental death returned. He was pro ceeding to relate some other facts concerning the poor woman and her children, when Mr Faget said there was no occasion to say more. He was quite satisfied this was a very deserving case, and there was no doubt the unfortunate deceased did not hear the engine approaching him, atid was knocked down and lost his life. He ordered that a sovereign should be given from the poor-box fund, and hoped she would meet with sympa thy from the benevolent. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 43s Od ; barley, 278 3d; oats, 21s Od ; rye, 34s Od ; beans, 378 8d ; and peas, 35s 7d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. - Wheat, 418 4d ; barley, 27s id ; oats, 21s Od ; rye, 31s id ; beans, 35s 3d; peas, 33s 11d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.--Wheat, 84,704 ; barley, 1,755 ; oats, 4,491; rye, 62 ; beans, 2,830 ; peas, 192 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. About an average supply of beasts, in very middling condition, was on offer in to•day's market. Prime breeds commanded a steady sale, at full prices ; otherwise, the beet trade was heavy, on former terms. A few very supe rior Scots realised 5s per Slb. We were fairly supplied with sheep, for which the inquiry ruled inactive, at late curren cies. The best Downs produced 5s 4d per Slb. There was a good demand for lambs, at full prices, viz., from Gs to 7s per Sib. Calves were in request, and rather dearer, the top figure being 4s 10d. Pigs and milch cows sold heavily, at late rates. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 8 5 0 Secondquality do. 3 10 4 4 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 2 5 4 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Largo orse. calves 3 8 4 4 Prime Scots, olc. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 4 6 4 10 Urse. 6: inf. sheep 3 6 4 0 , Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 G Small porkers 4 2 4 6 Lambs... .6s Od to 78 Od. Suckling calves, 16s to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 25s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.' Beasts ... 1,050 ; Beasts . . • Cows l4O • Sheep and lambs ..., 2,500 Sheep and lambs 9,500 i f Calves Calves Pigs. ~ 2901 MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE AND LEADENIIALL.—About an average busi ness is doing in each kind of meat, as follows : —l3eef, from 3s eel to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 8d; lamb, Os 6d to 6s 4d; veal, as 8d to 4s 2d ; and pork, as 4d to 4s Gel per Sibs by the carcase. _ _ _ SOUTHALL, July 27.—The supply of stock was mode rately extensive, and the trade ruled steady at about pre vious quotations. Beet, from 3s Gil to 4s 10d ; mutton, 4s Od to os 4d • lame, 6s Od to Gs 8d; veal, 4s d to 4s 8c1; and pork, 35 dd to 4s 6d per Slbs, to sink the offal. Romroun, July 27.—Prime beasts and sheep moved off freely at very full prices; otherwise, the demand was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 3 s 3 d to 4 s 10 d; mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 4d ; lamb, Gs Od to 7s Od ; veal, 4s 2d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s Sd to' 4s Gd per Sibs; suckling calves, 16s to 20s ; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 255; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB Os each. HAY MARKETS. SmternriELD.—Old meadow hay, £4 to £5 ; new do. £3 to £4 ss; clover, £4 15s to £5 15s; and straw, £1 (is to £1 10s pQr load. Trade steady. CUMBERLAND. — OId meadow hay, £4 to £5; new do., £3 to £1 Gs; clover, £4 12s to £5 15s; and straw, X 1 Ud to £1 12a per load. A fair demand. Business done SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day, GOODWOOD RACES-I'll'4 DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) GOODWOOD CUP. Dollar ............ East Lancashi re 2 Ranger .............. Ten ran. TWELFTH BENTINCK STAKES. Old Orange Girl w. o. THIRTEENTH BENTINCK STAKES. Baragah 1 E1y........... Goldylocks 3 Won in a canter. CHICHESTER STAKES. Master Richard Historian """'•'• 2 Blue Bell ........... 3 Nine ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 200 SOVS. Maid Marion Physalis filly Stygne: THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. AMERICA. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 28. The North German Lloyd's steamer New York, from New York on the 16th, has arrived here. She brings 119 passengers, 38 bags of mails for England, 7,000 dollars for England, and 6,000 dollars for Bremen. Her news has been anticipated. Bank of England Return,. : —Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to I cap. 32, for the week ending of July, 1864: he Act 7th and Bth Victoria, un Wednesday, the 27th day ISSUE DEP Notes Issued ......£26,954,5251 'LETMENT. Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3,634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 12,304,525 Silver Bullion .... 416,954,5251 £26,94525 Proprietors' Capi tal X 14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis- EPARTMENT. Goymment_ Seen- ritieti ((including Dead Weight A nnuity) £11,067,125 Other Securities 20,182,532 Notes Gold and Silver 692,160 Coln missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend counts) 4,961,046 Other Deposits 13,719,621 Seven Day and other Bills 623,0C2 .£37,230,707 £37.260,797 '. MILLER. Chief Cashier. July 28, LE M. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE PRO In answer t o Lord CHELmROsronn,GA TION. The LORD CHANCELLOR. said that Parliament would be prorogued to-morrow (Friday) at half-past two. POISONED FLESH PROHIBITION, &c., BILL. The Commons' amend men t t o the Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. POOR RELIEF (METROPOLIS) BILL. This bill passed through committee. THIRD READINGS. The Weights and Measures (Metric System) Bill, the Limited Penalties, and Cranbourne Street Bill were read a third time and passed. SALMON FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) ACT AMEND MENT BILL. The Commons' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES BILL. The Commons' amendments to this bill were brought before the house, and Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY moved that their lordships agree to them. Lord REDESDA.LE moved that the amen d men t s b e printed, so that they might be considered more particularly by their lordships and be discussed to-morrow. He thought such hasty legislations as was now proposed highly improper and discourteous of the other house of Parliament. Their lordships divided, when there appeared— C onteni s Non-contents Majozity —lo [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.--This Day. The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock. INNS OF COURT. - - Sir G. BOWYER, gave notice that early next session he would move for leave to bring in a bill regarding the Inns of Court, with a view to provide against certain diffi culties which found their way into the bill of the present session. THE PARLIAMENTARY WAR. Mr D. GRIFFITH gave notice that on the standing orders next session he would move that the fees of Parlia mentary counsel be regulated in accordance with the fees of counsel in common law and equity. THE NEVI CANON OF WESTMINSTER. In answer to a question from Mr H. SEYMOUR, Mr BARING said he believed the salary of Mr Con way, the new canon of Westminster, would be £l,OOO a year, but the whole question was unde r cons id erat i on, as the canon would be ex-oilicio rector of St. Margaret's. THE CHURCH IN IRELAND. Mr H. SEYMOUR gave notice that early next session he will move for a Royal commission to inquire into the resources of the Church in Ireland. MEXICO. In reply to Mr KINGLAKE, Mr LAYARD said the French troops were in possession of several places in Mexico. It was difficult to say whether for a long time past any Government had been in possession of the republic. It had always been the practice to recog nize the de facto Government, and the Archduko Maxi milian was in the possession of the capital. RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES BILL. The Lords' amendments to the bill were considered, and with one or two exceptions, agreed to. RAILWAY COMPANIES' POWERS BILL. The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. PIER AND HARBOUR ORDERS CONFIRMATION BILL. The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. PARTNERSHIP LAW AMENDMENT BILL. The order for the committal of this bill was dischazged, and the bill withdrawn. CONVICTIONS (IRELAND). Mr HENNESSY moved for a return of the number of persons convicted in Dublin and the county of Dublin of using or having in their possession any false or unjust weights, measures, or balances for the year ending the 25th day of March. 1864, showing the nature and extent of such inaccuracy, the business carried on by the offender, and the date when the offence was committed, distinguishing between offences committed in any shop, warehouse, or other premises, and those committed in the public streets er other open places ; also the amount of the penalty and costs in each case imposed, and whether any such weights, measures, or balances were seized and condemned, and how the said, penalties, costs, and articles condemned were di: posed of..—Agreed to. EMIGRATION (AMERICA). Lord E. HOWARD called attention to the subject of emigration to the United States of America, in reference to the prolongation of the war now raging in that country. The noble lord detailed a number of cases in which num bers of mechanics had been decoyed over to America under the inducement of good work and high wages in large farms in Canada. Instead of being conveyed to that place they were landed in New York, and there having been surfeited with whisky, deserted without having in their possession the means of subsistence, and ultimately many of them, to escape starvation, were compelled to enter the Federal army. He looked with great concern upon the great emigration at present going on, and be advised the large manufacturers to do their utmost to stop the flow of skilled labour from their several districts. The noble lord then referred to the circumstances that occurred a short time ago in Irel,nd, and afterwards read extracts from letters written by those who had unfortunately been deluded into quitting England for America, all of whom advised their fellow workmen to look with the greatest suspicion upon all inducements to visit the United States at the present moment. It might be that the wages given there would be larger than those in Eng land, yet the prico of the necessaries of life were so enor mous that the lesser sum earned in England went further than that to be obtained in America. If it were possible ha should like the Government to give some expression of opinion upon the subject; but, at all events, he felt certain the Foreign -office would do all that was possible to protect those who had been kidnapped from their native land to take part in a disgraceful war which was a disgrace to both of the contending parties. Mr LAYAItD said the noble lord had done good service in calling attention to the subject of emigration to Atneriecad. He could not see how many of the difficulties mentioned by the noble lord were to be avoided, but he advised greatest caution to be observed by all quitting land. The Government had directed the proper . iish emigrants, authori ties to do all that was possible to protect Lug who went but at the sane time he hoped that partiesthose thei native tnat emigration to America, because it was idle to sup p o se grn gre atest discretion. The i e ht rest assured, would could be stopped, to exercise thee d emigration officers, the nolle lord attributed to the Ame rican certain that blame was not to be Ze lY re 6 ta " ry e for the Ireland papers do all in their power to preventrutiguir practices, but he the rican Government. H© the noble lord desired. , Mr F. HENNESSY, seei vi n hether the in his place, wished to kno,'' N. emigration from would g Cork, to enlist in the Americane.tarmy,.as going on at the extent as it was at the beginning present time to the same of the year ? N r LINDSAY said it was of the greatest importance that extreme cau tion should be ex erc i sed by emigrants. The present value of the American doll ar was certa i nly not 4s. 2d. To show the extent of the horror of the present struggle and th© sacrifice of human life, it was said that se r up the 30th of J une upwards of a million lives ha ve been already lost. Sir R. PEEL, in reply to the lion and learned member, said a proclamation had been issued by the Lord Lieutenant, which he hoped would check the tide of emigration from Ireland. The greatest efforts were being made to make all parties well acquainted with the state of affairs in America. After a few words from Mr P. TAYLOR, Lord J. MANNERS thought the Emigration Commis sioners should issue a warning stating that it was not safe for the humble people of England to go to America to find a home. The motion was agreed to. [LEFT SITTING.] LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir 3, P. Wildo and a Jury.) EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF CRUELTY AGAINST. AND COUNTEL,CHARGE OF ADULEERY BY, A HI, SBAND BANCROFT V. BANCROFT. This was a suit instituted by the wife of the respondent, a person carrying on a respectable business at Manchester, for ajudicial separation on the ground of her husband's cruelty by kicking and knocking her about. The respondent denied the cruelty, and also added on the record a plea that his wife had been guilty of an incestuous intercourse with her brother in the law, the husband of her sister, a Mr Wm. Rumney. The parties had been married as recently as April, 1866, and, as stated by the judge, she committed a great fraud on her husband by representing a child then 12 years of age as her neice, when i n fact it was her own illegitimate child by the husband of her aunt. This led to tho cruelty complained of. She left her husband's home, and refused to return on any account, and took these proceedings, when, for the first time, the charges of her adultery was brought forward, and was characterised as a conspiracy on the part of the respondent to relieve himself irom supporting his wife. The case commenced on Saturday, occupied the whole of yesterday, and the greater portion of to-day, resulting in the jury retiring, and after a lengthened discus sion, returning a verdict that the respondent had been guilty of the cruelty alleged, and that his counter charge of adultery had not been proved. Decree nisi for judicial separation. There is a cross suit for dissolution of marriage by res. sen of the wife's adultery, but as the facts alleged are the same as these decided by the jury, it will not be proceeded with. The Wimbledon Meeting, COMPETITION FOR THE MARQUIS OF TWEEDDALE'S PRIZES. This interesting competition was continued yes terday at the London Scottish ranges at Wimble don. No new competitor fired yesterday, the pro ceedings being confined to carrying on the trials of guns which had made targets on previous days, and to firing second gnus where the competitors have entered more than one of the same kind. The first of th© muzzle leaders to fire was Mr Rigby, who fired his second 100 rounds. Though an excellent shot, this gentleman has not had the training to qualify him for shining in a match where rapid loading forms an essential element. Profiting by the experience of the first day he discarded the powder.flask, and had his ammunition made up in paper tubes, but the end st o pp e d w i t h a f elt wa d . In loading the wad was withdrawn, the powder poured in, and the ramrod passed through the tube to ram home the bullet. Though inferior to the Whitworth plan of cartridge, inasmuch as it in volved loss of time in pouring in the powder, it enabled Mr Rigby to get through his 100 rounds in 389 minutes, as against 601 minutes with the flask. Very gcod shooting was made ; but, from the fact of the shots "grouping," owing to the wind, on the right plate of the target, the score was not so good as it otherwise would have been. The same cause led to a similar result in the case of the Whitworth, suggesting to the observer how much better it would be, in such a compstition, to fire at a large experi mental target, to find the centre of the group of shots in the usual way, and obtain the absolute value of each rifle's performance. Mr Rigby used the plain horizontal bar backsight, which would be so great an improvement on service rifles, and a bead foresight; but as the bend bad got broken off he was obliged to make shift with the stem. The following was the result of his practice : 100 rounds, 500 yards, 38 min. 31 sec. time, 17 bull's-eyes, 3 0 centres, 31 outers, no ricos,, 22 misses, no missfires—making a score of 220 marks. The ten accuracy shots made 23 marks. The rifle kept perfectly clean, the last round loading as easily as the first. Mr. Rigby used the shell bullets, which are found to give much more accurate practice than the solid-fronted seri, vice projectile. The Whitworth large-bore was fired for the third time, but from the circumstance referred to, and from more misses being made, the score did not Equal the first and second days' performance. Mr. Leece got through his 100 rounds in 24 min, 56 sec., making 20 bud's-eyes, 42 centres, 25 outers, and 13 misses, no ricochets, no misefires, making a score of 256 marks. The ten shots for accuracy produced 27 marks. Not a shot struck the left plate of the target, and but for the " grouping" being too much to the right, a much higher score would have been made. The competition as re, garde muzzle-loaders may be considered as decided in favour of Mr. Whitworth's large-bore, Mr. Rigby making a good second. Indeed, eliminat ing from the calculation the difference due to the skill of the men, it would probably be found that the difference in the accuracy of the arms is very small indeed. The present trial is as much a trial of the skill in shooting of gun-makers, as of the merits of different kinds of guns. Mr. Cooper's breech-loader was the first fired. This was the second course of 100 rounds. The rifle worked well and rapidly, and there were no miss fires. The practice was not good, but it would be unfair to condemn this or any other rifl3 for what was, in all probability, more the fault of the man behind it than of the arm itself. The time taken in firing the 100 rounds was 13 min 19 sec. There were no bull's-eyes ; 11 centres, 10 outers, 6 rico chets, and 73 misses, all pattered round the target in a way that would have been as unpleasant to a body of men stationed there es if every shot had been a bull's-eye. In the ten shots for accuracy only one hit was made, and that a bull's-eye. Mr. Bro wn, as skilful an operator with the breech loader as Mr. Leece with the muzzle-loader, fired the Henry rifle, and showed himself, under circum stances of considerable difficulty, to be the right man in the right place. Two mishaps occurred to his rifle while he was firing, either of which would have been sufficient to spoil the shooting of most men. Mr. Brown, however, lost only a few minutes in remedying the accidents (41 minutes according to Captain Knight, 19th Regiment, who had charge of the trials), and finished up by making the best score of the day. E arly in the 100 rounds the little spring for jerking out the cartridge cases broke, and jammed the breech-piece; extricating this at the expense of a gash on the back of the forefinger, Mr. Brown got on the target the out very next shot, an d k e pt on until a cartridge breaking, the ram r od h a d to be u the bullet, and the loose powder wiped clean out of the principle that o the chamber. The ramrod, on misfortunes never come singly, fc s o e u d rs t e o haddrive stuck fast. Grasping the burning hot barrel to draw this, he severely blistered all the fingers of his left hand. Notwithstanding this complication of misfortunes, Mr. Brown got his next shot well on to the target, finishing up his ICO rounds in 18 minutes 36 seconds, and making the excellent target of 25 bull's-eyes, 47 centres, 50 enters, and 8 misses, or a total score of 2SI marks. The ten shots for accuracy gave a score of 26 marks, This, and his first day's shoots ing of 239 marks in 17 minutes 12 seconds, placed the Henry so far ahead of all other competitors as to leave nu doubt of his taking the for breech prize loaders. SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, July 2S.—Wind this day at noon—South 'Westerly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. Lmount, July 27.—Wind from London for Port Phillip. BRISTOL, July '2 -G.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Prem i e r, from Demerara. CowEs, July 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—G. 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